Farahnaz Bahrami
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Farahnaz Bahrami | |
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فرحنازبهرامی | |
| Deputy Member of the Storting | |
| Assumed office 1 October 2025 | |
| Deputising for | Nils Kristen Sandtrøen (2025–) |
| Constituency | Hedmark |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 21 March 1962 Mashad, Iran |
| Party | Labour Party |
| Children | 2 |
Farahnaz Bahrami (Persian: فرحنازبهرامی; born 21 March 1962) is a Norwegian politician and deputy member of the Storting. A member of the Labour Party, she has represented Hedmark since October 2025.[1]
Bahrami was born on 21 March 1962 in Mashad, Iran.[1][2] In her youth she became concerned about human rights, gender inequality and income inequality.[3] She and her future husband became involved in politics which drew the attention of the authoritarian regime in Iran.[3] They were both arrested several times and interrogated about their political activities.[3] Her husband fled to Norway and in 1990 Bahrami, who worked as a teacher, also moved to Norway with her two children as a political refugee.[3][4]
The family settled in Våler in Hedmark but later moved to Hamar.[3][5] Bahrami started learning Norwegian and completed her secondary school education at Hamar Cathedral School before joining a teacher training college.[3] She became a Norwegian citizen in 1997.[5] Her 34-year-old brother was executed in Iran in 2009.[6][7]